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ISS pushed six kilometers up

14.08.2008 - Science & Technology

According to the Space Flight Control Centre near Moscow, the International Space Station has been pushed six kilometers up as against its previous orbit height.

Scrabulous suspended on Facebook

30.07.2008 - Science & Technology

The developers of the popular Facebook application Scrabulous have suspended the game for some users following legal action by toy maker Hasbro.

Hydrogen bacteria to fill gas tanks?

22.07.2008 - Science & Technology

A Russian-born scientist living in the U.S. state of Tennessee believes he may have found a solution to rising petrol costs – a cheap way to produce hydrogen.

Net TV technology seeks testers

22.07.2008 - Science & Technology

Testers are being sought for technology that may help TV migrate to the net.

Yahoo rejects new break-up offer

14.07.2008 - Science & Technology

Yahoo has angrily rejected a joint takeover offer from Microsoft and the investor Carl Icahn.

Russia to show space achievements at Farnborough

14.07.2008 - Science & Technology

Russia’s achievements in space exploration will be displayed at the Farnborough-2008 international aerospace exhibition, which will be held near London from Monday through Sunday.

Net address fix foxes web users

11.07.2008 - Science & Technology

Many users of the ZoneAlarm firewall have been floored by a fix to the net's addressing system.

Cosmonauts prepare for space walk

11.07.2008 - Science & Technology

Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko — the members of the 17th crew of the International Space Station (ISS) — will take tonight a non-planned walk into outer space.